3 Best Places To Retire In Florida

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Millions of baby boomers are on the threshold of retiring and many of them will end up somewhere other than where they currently live. In fact, a survey done recently by the Del Webb company found that 59% of those retiring will retire to someplace outside their home state. And you will find that many […]

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Millions of baby boomers are on the threshold of retiring and many of them will end up somewhere other than where they currently live. In fact, a survey done recently by the Del Webb company found that 59% of those retiring will retire to someplace outside their home state. And you will find that many of your fellow baby boomers will choose to retire to Florida.

One of the best places to retire in Florida is this small town on the Gulf Coast. If you enjoy a nice quiet town, you will find it here with a population of around 2300. Apalachicola is an affluent fishing town with lush fishing areas off the coast. You will find restoration projects on many of the older buildings downtown and several seafood restaurants offering fresh fish and oysters of course. Many believe that the town’s oysters are the finest in the entire world.

Apalachicola also sports one of the most beautiful stretches of beaches and coasts in all of Florida. You can choose to live on the beach in places like San Island, St. George’s Island and St. Vincent Island offer warm, tropical surroundings. The town also has a large number of historic restored homes and bed and breakfasts. And the homes are affordable, how does a median home price of $110k sound?

Sarasota

Sarasota is next up on our list of best places to retire in Florida, it boasts a population of almost 53,000 residents and is located on the central west coast.

You will find dozens of historical buildings dating back to the late 1800s. It is a very popular retirement community and many consider it to be Florida’s cultural capital. One of the best aspects of Sarasota is downtown, which is rich in culture.

Sarasota is home of the Ringling Brothers circus in the winter. They bring a rich culture to this medium sized city. You can witness this at the Ringling Musuem of Arts – one of the most awe-inspiring in Florida.

You have hundreds of living options in this city, many choose to live in a downtown apartment. Alternately, there is a wide variety of housing options available in various neighborhoods. Sarasota home prices are still affordable with the median home price coming in at $185k.

Venice

South of Sarasota is the city of Venice, a very nice community of 21,000 people on the Gulf of Mexico. It was originally developed in 1925 by, believe it or not, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. They were visionaries, thinking Venice would be an ideal senior retirement community. Like its namesake, Venice has many canals and rivers running through it. It is a top-rated community for adults over the age of 55.

Venice offers lower traffic levels and cheaper home prices. For example, the real estate market in Venice is very soft right now as it attempts to recover from overbuilding, the hurricanes of 2005 and speculation. The median home price in Venice is down to $140,000 from a high of $300,000 in 2006.